Police: Man who shot Philadelphia police officer said he did it for ISIS

Officials investigate the scene of a shooting Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek A man who allegedly shot a police officer in Philadelphia carried out the attack in the name of Islam and pledged allegiance to ISIS, police said Friday.

The suspect used a police firearm that had been reported stolen in 2013, Philadelphia police said. The police officer the gunman shot, identified as Jessie Hartnett, survived.

The gunman, who has not been named, ambushed Hartnett as he sat in his marked cruiser at an intersection, striking him three times in the arm during a barrage of bullets and fleeing before being apprehended, officials said Friday.